topic Re: v6.0 Software in M and MSM Series

v6.0 Software

Craig-Lyndes — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:07:10 GMT

Has anyone tried this?

Does anyone have any links to information as to what it includes - changes?

As usual HP is making it difficult to find information.

Why does HP not like us? What have we done wrong?

Thanks to the forum people for providing support for HP wireless products!

Re: v6.0 Software

Fredrik Lönnman — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:11:27 GMT

Why don't you read the release notes? It states whats new and bugfixes etc.

Re: v6.0 Software

Glen Willms — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:57:14 GMT

Here is the summary of the improvements. I am very pleased at what I saw in the release notes. Who is going to test this upgrade for us?

What's new

New MSM Controller Firmware v6.0 provides:

Advanced radio resource management - automatic radio power and channel adjustment
Intelligent client load balancing
Airtime fairness
Integrated IDS and flexible configuration ( requires premium mobility controller)
New voice and video workflow
Support for MAC Address Ranges or Wildcards
Addition of unique ID to wireless clients table
Enhanced AP survivability

More details can be found here -> Manuals though given that this is HP's website this link will be broken within a few days.

Re: v6.0 Software

Craig-Lyndes — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:57:09 GMT

Found the release notes! No sign of them on the download page.

Here is the URL if others' could use it;

http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c03742222/c03742222.pdf

Re: v6.0 Software

ismgr — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:33:43 GMT

so has anyone tried this yet?

I can't access the download because the hp website says my product is out of warranty - but it's not.

Re: v6.0 Software

Davy Priem — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:49:19 GMT

The software is not quite stable yet, so you d'better wait until it's no early available software anymore.

Re: v6.0 Software

Arimo — Mon, 27 May 2013 12:55:57 GMT

Hi ismgr

Do you have SW contract for the controller?

If yes, don't try to download from My Networking portal. Instead go to http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02665350 for instructions. The page contains a link to Software Support online -portal which you use for devices under SW contract. Using wrong portal is the most common reason why FW download fails with this error.

As was mentioned FW 6.0 is currently under Early Availability state. EA releases are intended for testing out new features before deploying to production network. Using it in a production network should be done with caution, as all issues which are fixed in 5.7.2 and above are at the moment known issues with 6.0.

If you currently have a stable wireless, don't go to 6.0. If your current isn't working properly, call support and we'll see what we can do about it.

Re: v6.0 Software

Davy Priem — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:37:20 GMT

Firmware v.6.0.1 is now available and includes the 5.7.02 and 5.7.0.3 fixes. Seems to be stable.